tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post7767958651063799122..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: PolanskiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-29555916493192925272009-10-03T20:08:58.154+01:002009-10-03T20:08:58.154+01:00I agree with OldSouth that we treat artists as ...I agree with OldSouth that we treat artists as 'special'. By contrast, a former colleague with obvious emotional problems who stalked two women (no physical harm) was given an extra heavy sentence (3 years in jail, if I recall), because 'he should have known better, with his education'.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-60703793333702029452009-10-03T19:59:12.908+01:002009-10-03T19:59:12.908+01:00Mark Steyn's comments are spot on.
He hits th...Mark Steyn's comments are spot on.<br /><br />He hits the nail on the head: Not even JS Bach could be justified for this behaviour.<br /><br />Somewhere along the way(I think it began with the generation of Beethoven), the idea was planted that 'artists' are a different brand of people, and that we should expect them to be rogues and/or tortured souls.<br /><br />Ironically, that attitude led to the characterization of Mendelssohn, Dvorak, and Saint-Saens as 'lightweights', because they were happy souls, generally very morally upright and productive in their lifetimes.<br /><br />Wagner was forgiven all, because he was 'an artist'...<br /><br />People who ply their trade in the arts are just that. It's a craft and a business, and sometimes, something or someone really extraordinary emerges as a result. <br /><br />Just like in every other profession and pursuit in this world--arts, sports, business, academia. And none are exempt from the obligations of ethical behavior.<br />A thirteen year-old raped by a movie director is just as violated as if the act had been performed by a truck driver.<br /><br />And the movie director is just as culpable.OldSouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381229263357074199noreply@blogger.com